Taillevent Pear Souffles with Pear Wafers

Name: Taillevent Pear Souffles with Pear Wafers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 larges egg whites; 59 milliliters pear eau-de-vie; 1 medium ripe medium pear; 8 mediums ripe medium pears; 450 grams 1/4 cups sugar; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 789 milliliters water

This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 369 calories. If you have egg whites, butter, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Heat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat.Wash pear and use a mandolin to slice into thin slices.

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Pear

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Place sugar on a flat plate and dip both sides of pear slices into sugar to coat.

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Sugar

Pear

Dip

Place slices on baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Place another silicone mat on top, sandwiching the pear slices. This will keep them from curling up in the oven.

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Pear

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Oven

Combine 1 1/3 cups of sugar with 3 cups water in a saucepan, and heat on stove until sugar dissolves.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Stove

Remove from stove.Peel, core, and quarter the pears.

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Pear

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Place in the saucepan with the sugar syrup, adding more water if necessary to cover the pears.Simmer gently over medium heat for 12 to 15 minutes, until pears are tender.

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Simple Syrup

Pear

Water

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Drain the pears and discard the syrup.Dice 8 of the pear quarters and reserve. Puree the remaining pears in a food processor until smooth.

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Pear

Syrup

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Place puree in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until it has reduced to 2 cups.

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Remove from heat.Dissolve 2/3 cup of remaining sugar in remaining 1/3 cup water in a clean saucepan and cook over medium high heat until the syrup turns golden caramel.Make sure the puree is still warm or it will set the caramel too fast.

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Caramel

Sugar

Syrup

Water

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Pour the hot caramel into the puree and stir to combine.

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Caramel

Add the eau-de-vie and stir to combine.Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Grease (8)-8 ounce ramekins with the butter on bottom and sides. Dust with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Divide the diced pears among the ramekins.Whip egg whites in a stand mixer until they reach firm peaks. Fold egg whites into the pear puree. Divide the mixture among the ramekins.

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Egg Whites